Adirondacks bracing for another dose of winter

Eastern New York is under a winter storm watch from Saturday evening through Monday morning.

Even though temperatures are predicted to rise to near 40 degrees in the Adirondack Mountains, residents in Lake Placid and Saranac Lake are bracing for a lot of snow. The National Weather Service says more than a foot is possible — 5 to 9 inches Saturday night and another 3 to 5 inches on Sunday for the two villages in the High Peaks region.

Further south, sleet and snow is expected after midnight in and around the state capital of Albany, with an accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Forecasters say ice could reach one quarter of an inch in thickness.